Distance from San José to Lima

The distance between San José, Costa Rica and Lima, Peru is 2,553 kilometers (1,586 miles).

San José, Costa Rica

Lima, Lima Province, Peru

From San José to Lima, the straight-line distance is 2,553 kilometers, heading south. San José is situated at an altitude of 1,161 meters above sea level, while Lima is at 152 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 8-10 days
Motorcycle 3-4 days
Car 2-3 days
Airplane 4-5 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
San José, Costa Rica

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Costa_Rica

Coordinates: 9.9333° N 84.0833° W

Elevation: 1,161 m (3,809 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ)
  • Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
  • Guapiles Airport (GPL)
  • Quepos Managua Airport (XQP)
  • Chacarita Airport (JAP)
Lima, Peru

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Lima

Coordinates: 12.0432° S 77.0282° W

Elevation: 152 m (499 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM)
  • Santa Maria Airport (SMG)
  • Francisco Carle Airport (JAU)
  • Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera Airport (PIO)
  • Alférez FAP David Figueroa Fernandini Airport (HUU)

Other distances from San José

Distance between cities Kilometers
From San José to Alajuela 17 km
From San José to Limón 115 km
From San José to Liberia 167 km
From San José to San Francisco 8 km
From San José to San José 161 km

Other distances from Lima

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Lima to Callao 10 km
From Lima to Arequipa 764 km
From Lima to Trujillo 487 km
From Lima to Chiclayo 660 km
From Lima to Piura 855 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains cities that are at equal or similar distances as between San José and Lima.

From To Distance (kilometers)
San Salvador, El Salvador Oklahoma City, United States 2,553 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Manaus, Brazil 2,553 km
Kingston, Jamaica Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 2,553 km
Indianapolis, United States Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 2,554 km
San Antonio, United States Manhattan, United States 2,554 km
Ottawa, Canada Austin, United States 2,552 km
Reynosa, Mexico San Jose, United States 2,552 km
Tijuana, Mexico Veracruz, Mexico 2,551 km
Moscow, Russia Manchester, United Kingdom 2,551 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Raleigh, United States 2,551 km
San Francisco, United States Minneapolis, United States 2,551 km
Bucharest, Romania Belfast, United Kingdom 2,550 km
San Antonio, United States Brooklyn, United States 2,550 km
Havana, Cuba Ciudad Juárez, Mexico 2,557 km
Toronto, Canada Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 2,549 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Lima, Peru 2,557 km
Indianapolis, United States Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 2,557 km
Fort Worth, United States Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 2,557 km
Arequipa, Peru Montevideo, Uruguay 2,557 km

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